Whoa...google translate got me thinking:

[Hosaka]

ファンタ シ ー
ファンタ ジ ー

am i the only one to see the Tsu in one and the Zu in the other? +^_^+

Those are "shi" and "ji," respectively. Not tsu and zu.

[Chik'Tikka]

Those are "shi" and "ji," respectively. Not tsu and zu.

yeah, they are+^_^+ but i　still do gotta wonder, why are two different spellings resulting in two different translations surprising anyone?

[Syklo]

yeah, they are+^_^+ but i　still do gotta wonder, why are two different spellings resulting in two different translations surprising anyone?

Details man, details.
The surprise is how the difference in spelling towards the end of the word alters the translated spelling at the start of the word.
I.e. it could've been Fantazee.

[riku2replica]

Details man, details.
The surprise is how the difference in spelling towards the end of the word alters the translated spelling at the start of the word.
I.e. it could've been Fantazee.

I think it would be wiser to ask a native japanese or a japanese sensei about that.

[GoldenFalcon]

Seriously, guys?

Google translate is run on user input for the most part. The truth is that it isn't translating, it's substituting in what people want to see.

So no, the last syllable isn't altering the start of the word

Edit: successful ninja for once

[Idolon]

Could it be that someone over at Google is a Phantasy Star fan and hidden away some coding to translate it as such?Just bored out of my mind and it's a possibility.

Google's translation is (like nearly all current AI) statistical in nature. It almost certainly analyzes web pages to build up the database from which it makes translations, and it allows people to suggest better translations. That is, if that spelling is mostly used in the title to Phantasy Star games when used on the web, Google recognizes that and translates accordingly. If it translated it as "Fantasy" at some point and a bunch of people corrected it to "Phantasy", it would learn and fix its translation.

[JeyKama]

Closest thing I can think of (and read about) is that ファンタシー is a spelling based on the Greek word (SEGA didn't make up the word "phantasy" if you didn't realize), and ファンタジー is based on the English. Same meaning, though.

[Sparzyle]

"Ph" is because photons

The photons man

/thread?

[Syklo]

"Ph" is because photons

The photons man

/thread?

no
pH cuz oranges.

[Sparzyle]

Well I'd accept something like Falz/Phallus/Phalz... but Phantasy/Fantasy? ph*ck that phinal fantasee >_>